Early Bird uses 10 times less energy to train deep neural networks
Novel training method could shrink carbon footprint for greener deep learningCredit: Y. Lin/Rice University HOUSTON -- (May 18, 2020) --...
Cancer researchers locate drivers of tumor resistance
Credit: UT Health San Antonio Cancer biologists at the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson,...
Physicists offer a new ‘spin’ on memory
A research team led by the University of Arizona reports a discovery that opens new possibilities in the development of...
A new brick in the wall: Bacterial cell wall intermediate found
Credit: Sara Hernandez An accumulation of an unexpected intermediate of the peptidoglycan recycling pathway that is able to modulate the...
Releasing molecular ‘brake’ kick-starts immune cell function
Credit: Courtesy of Van Andel Institute GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (May 18, 2020) -- The immune system's ability to marshal specialized...
Discovery of high-Chern-number and high-temperature Chern insulator states: to information highway
Credit: ©Science China Press Quantum Hall effect (QHE) plays an important role in materials science and precision measurement. Due to...
Stitching together the structure of the DNA replication toolbelt
Credit: © 2020 Simply Science Illustration The molecular machinery responsible for replicating human DNA has come into sharper focus and...
PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors treatment in lung cancer: Brightness and challenge
Credit: ©Science China Press Lung Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for an estimated 2.09 million new...
A theoretical boost to nano-scale devices
Researchers calculate the quasi-Fermi levels in molecular junctions applying an initio approach. -Credit: Yong-Hoon Kim, KAIST Semiconductor companies are struggling...
High five! It’s possible to create proximity online
Credit: Linköping University Despite physical distance, it's possible to create proximity between family members located in different places. This is...
A new epigenetic editing tool is developed to activate silenced genes
Credit: University of Córdoba Although all cells in an organism have the same genetic information, not all perform the same...
UCLA physicists develop world’s best quantum bits
Credit: Stuart Wolpert A team of researchers at UCLA has set a new record for preparing and measuring the quantum...
High hopes for new-age rubber
'Self-repairing' material has many industrial usesCredit: Flinders University Imagine a self-repairing rubber, or super-adhesive made entirely from waste materials. It...
Light drives injection
By coupling a bacterial injection system with a light-controlled molecular switch, scientists are able to inject proteins into eukaryontic cellsCredit:...
A new look into the sources and impacts of greenhouse gases in China
Credit: Advances in Atmospheric Sciences China's implementation of a national carbon trading market to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions requires...
Technology makes tissues elastic and lasting for easier imaging
Credit: Chung Lab/MIT When there's a vexing problem to be solved, people sometimes offer metaphorical advice such as "stretching the...
A new tool to map the flow of info within living cells
UNC School of Medicine and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center researchers reveal the inner workings of cellular communication and...
Lighting up cells with genetically-encoded X-ray-sensitive probes
Credit: ©Science China Press Microscopic visualization of sub-cellular structures and constituents plays a central role in cell biology. Synchrotron-based X-ray...
SwRI opens new automotive Catalyst Technology Center
Facility expands catalyst testing capacity, reducing costs and turnaround timeCredit: Southwest Research Institute SAN ANTONIO -- May 18, 2020 --...
Scientists identify promising immunotherapy combination for pediatric brain cancer
Sanford Burnham Prebys researchers find drug that removes the 'invisibility cloak' from medulloblastomaCredit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute LA...
